Rough sleepers under the BHS mural in Hull city centre were forced to find somewhere else to sleep after street cleaners came and sprayed the area with hoses.

Since the department store in King Edward Square closed in August 2016, some of the city's homeless population have been sheltering under the canopy of the derelict building.

However, at around 7.45pm on Wednesday, cleaners came to jet wash the area, meaning the rough sleepers who usually reside there had to find a new spot to settle for the night.

Carl Simpson, who helps the city's homeless population, arrived on Wednesday night to make sure that personal belongings were kept safe with many of the rough sleepers out getting food at a nearby soup kitchen.

He said that up to eight homeless people can reside under the canopy at any given time and questioned the timing of the clean-up operation.